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At no point does she really demonstrate any measurable guilt for any of the people she kills. And Kouta just forgives her, even kissing her. This scene is so absurd it retroactively ruins everything that came before it. In the whole series, however, two things do hold up. One of them is the beautiful opening sequence. Lilium remains one of the most haunting opening songs for any series, accompanied by an artistic, beautiful sequence. It is better than the content that follows. The other thing that holds up is the single scene in Elfen Lied that, upon revisiting, is still profoundly disturbing.

It's a flashback to Lucy's childhood, where we see the awful orphanage she grew up in. Lucy's bullied all the time, finding comfort in raising a small puppy. She tells a girl she thinks is her friend about the puppy, only for the little brat to tell the bullies about the dog, and all of them engage in brutally beating the puppy to death with a vase.

And while all of them think this is hilarious, Lucy and in turn the audience are profoundly disturbed. Lucy's powers awaken in a moment of rage, and she paints the walls with the kids' blood. The scene demonstrates gradual build-up, racking up genuine tension, only to release it in a way that fits what's come before, using restraint when needed, and we actually see how this act of violence has an impact on everyone.

It's proof Elfen Lied could have been a great anime, but it was instead mired in trying too hard to be violent and edgy. Lifelong lover of comics, anime, and weird films. Mamiko Noto Yuka as Yuka. Cynthia Martinez Mayu as Mayu. Nancy Novotny Yuka as Yuka. Sam Saletta Kohta as Kohta. Kira Vincent-Davis Lucy as Lucy …. Adam Conlon Kohta as Kohta. Emiko Hagiwara Mayu as Mayu. Yuki Matsuoka Nana as Nana.

Hitomi Nabatame Shirakawa as Shirakawa …. Osamu Hosoi Kurama as Kurama. Masakazu Kohara Researcher as Researcher …. Maria Yamamoto Kanae as Kanae …. Eriko Ishihara Arakawa as Arakawa. Lynn Okamoto. More like this. Watch options.

Elfen Lied has been described as similar to, or borrowing elements from Chobits and 3x3 Eyes i. Elfen Lied Wiki Explore. Elfen Lied. Helping Out. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Elfen Lied Anime.

View source. History Talk 0. Site Guide. Fan Feed 1 Kaede 2 Diclonius 3 Lilium. Universal Conquest Wiki. But even the regular humans showed how selfish they are and instead of helping her out or just putting her out of her misery, they chose to perform torturous experiments on her. As a result, in her normal state, she tends to lose the faith that she had in humans and sees all of them as her enemies. She does kill many innocents, but all of that is an outcome of what she has been forced to believe.

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